Pins in a pin holder do not fall even when it is held upside down. Why is this so?

Important Questions on Fun with Magnets

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Can you tell?>Q 2

While we are shutting the door of a fridge, we find that it closes automatically from a certain distance and does not open unless pulled again. Why is this so?

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Let's try these>Q 2

Take a mixture of sand, pieces of paper, sawdust, iron filings and pins in a saucer and pass a magnet around the mixture. What do you see?

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Find out

How is a mariner’s compass used?

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Let's try these>Q 2

Place some iron filings on a sheet of paper and pass a bar magnet over them. Pick up the bar magnet by holding it in the centre. What do you see?

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Let's try these>Q 2

Place some iron filings on a sheet of paper and pass a bar magnet over them. To which part of the magnet do most of the iron filings stick? On which part do we see fewer filings? What can we conclude from this?

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Let's try these>Q 3

Take a bar magnet and cut the magnet into two pieces. Pick up each of the pieces and observe them. What do you find?

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General Science Standard Six>Chapter 15 - Fun with Magnets>Exercise>Q 1

How do we determine whether a material is magnetic or non-magnetic?

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